The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-06-17

J ueF, you see Aney say IL was NhL'
Greathead who invented her, but it's
,~reat heart that gives it, | think. A
.a!y gave that to DraytOn-on-Sea just
year ago this August, It's saved a
! .rod number OF lives already, too. "
| Tuege was no reply from the old lady,
but the bright face Of May Trevor look
eL up at him, for 1t was she and her
! grandmother, Mrs Brandleth. They
| had come TO see and stay month at
! the place where Alicc'S married life
| had been spent and had left her now
at the lodging, too tired to come out;
/ besides, the sea WAS always dreary
book with a terrible past history to her.
Yes, MISS" he went on, encouraged
| by the look, II owe nv life to life
boat-not this one, but to a life-bO
many years ago-that is, nine last
spring. We were took up by one, me
and two others, just as we had given
up all hopes and were clinging to al
most the last bit OF spar left. She was
a boat of an American that took US up,
and belonged to a ship that was bound
outwards. There were only us three
saved from the wreck, and one of US
died"
And did the other llye?" May ask
ed.
Yes, miss, but he kept it secret. He
was poor, you see, and his wife's moth
er had behaved badly, and let him and
his wife and children almost starye,
though she had plenty. So when he'd
make enough to come back, without
penny in his pocket and came here and
found that he was counted dead, and
that his wife had gone to her mother
with the little ones. he thought it no
use to take them back to starve again,
so he determined not to let her know
he was alive till he'd money enough to
keep them. So he went back to
America. He wanted me to 90 with
him, but says, No, sir, 'tisn't money
want but just the sea-faring life I've
been used to, to make me happy How
ever, he went, and he's made lot of
money; twas he sent me the money to
get yonder little craft with, now that
felt inclined to settle down "a bit; he
wished me 70 come here because it was
where he lived before he set sail. ~
Mrs. Brandleth looked up at him
with startled eyes, and lips that would
scarcely move.
Where is he now?" she asked,
while the coloE died from Mays face,
and her hands neryously clasped
themselves together.
He's gone to seek his wife, and tell
her he's not dead, She'd have her
sorrow over mourning for him, when
he first got back, you see so he never
let her know. He'll be over there by
to-morrov or next day, Iexpect."
Mrs. Brandleth rose, piteously clasp
ing the sailors hands, Tell me his
name" she said, feebly.
"AIr. Trevor. ma'am; he's doctor
- She beard no more, but sank
fainting at Mays feet
Il always felt that Alice laid his
death at my door" she said, when she
opened her eyes; she'll forgive me
now. and he will too for have taken
care of you both for him.
A telegram was sent out that after
noon to tell hugh Trevor that he
would find his wife and child where
years before he had lett them. And
then they waited with an impatience
and happiness that seemed almost too
much TO bear, till that happy day
should come when the train. which
years before had seemed to little Frank
to come from some unknown world,
should bring the lost one back again.
s'If had known it all these yearsr'
Alice said. ut would have been better
to have told me.
1T was my fanlt, dear" Mrs. Brand
leth said He thought you would have
refused my help, perhaps, If he lived,
\ and he could not do much for yon.
Tom Hardy says he has been working
] all these wears to endoW Won with his
earnings at last. And thus the one
/ unkind thought vanished.
Il think / will 20 and meet him
Alice had said at first, meaning to 90
1 to Southampton and bring him back
4 to Drayton; but she gave up the ide a
long before she received the telegram
from him to say he had reached Eng
land for Mrs. Brandleth had broken
4 down beneath the excitement and long
years Of her busy life, and was i'll and
lailing. So when the day came at last
Alice left May May who was almost